Rangers departure confirmed as former Ibrox duo swoop for young left-back

18-year-old transfers to EPL club and reunites with familiar faces

Nottingham Forest have signed Rangers youngsters Jamie Newton. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Rangers have confirmed that teenage left-back Jamie Newton has left the club to join Nottingham Forest.

The 18-year-old, who was part of the B team squad that competes in the Lowland League, came through the Ibrox academy ranks but has never featured in the club’s first-team.

His move to the English Premier League side will see Newton reunite with two familiar faces in the shape of former Rangers director of football Ross Wilson and academy director Craig Mulholland.

Both men left Rangers last year to take up similar roles at the City Ground but have returned to their former club for a player they worked with previously, and who they hope can develop into a future star.

A statement on the Rangers B team and academy X account read: “#RangersFC can today confirm that our Academy player Jamie Newton has joined Nottingham Forest FC, subject to international clearance. We wish Jamie well and thank Nottingham Forest for their cooperation.”

Meanwhile, another Rangers youngster, 20-year-old goalkeeper Jay Hogarth, has moved on loan to Dumbarton. He made his debut for the League Two side in a 3-1 defeat away to Peterhead on Tuesday.